Chet Atkins - Ode To Mel Bay Chords & Tabs

 

Ode To Mel Bay Chords & Tabs

Chet Atkins Chords & Tabs

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Ode To Mel Bay Chords

   
Ode to Mel Bay - Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel

Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: schaefeh_19440@yahoo.com

Intro

Notes:  d ab d b dd b a, ddd e f f#...
Chords: d   d   d   d    a a a b C C#...

[Verse 1]
d                              G
Mel Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold a pick
    d                                  a
You got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks
d                                          G
Now we're happily strummin along, and you ought to hear us play
d                                  A7                d
And I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot, Mel Bay


[Chorus]
d                  G             
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
d                                     a                   d
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
d                   G
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
d                                 A7                   d
we're always thinking of you, and hope you have a nice day


(Play Red River Valley - badly)

Chords: d
Notes: a d f#, f# f# f#, e f# e d

Chords: d                    a
Notes:  a d f#, d f# a, G f# e

Chords:     d                  G
Notes:  a G f#, f# e d, e f# a G

Chords: G   d       a       d  
Notes:  b b a, C# d e, f# e d

[Verse 2]
d                          G            d
On page 21, you showed us how to play a G
d                          A7
On page 22, you showed us how to play a D
d                          G
But Lawdy, oh lawdy, we never learned to play an E, 
       d                         A7        d
cause someone in the outhouse, stole page 23

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[Verse 3]
d                              G
I'm goin down to Goodins, to buy me a ukelele
d                              A7          
I wanna learn to play Gershin, on the uke-le-le
d                                    G                
I just bought your book, Mel Bay, on how to play the fiddle
d                                           A7          d
I can play, on that high string, and those two in the middle


(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)

Chords: d
Notes: aa a f# d, d d e d f#, 

Chords: d           a    
Notes: a a b f# d, e e f# g# a

Chords: d           G
Notes:  a a b f# d, G G a a# b

Chords:     d          a       d
Notes:  a a a b f# d, e e f# e d


[Chorus] - key change (e a b)
e                  a
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
e                                     b
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
e                   a
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
       e                                    B7                   e
we're always thinking of you, Mel Bay, and hope you have a nice day


[Verse 4]
e                                  a
We're available for dances, that wouldn't be a task
e                                 b            
and ready to sign autographs, if anyone should ask
e                                      a
You know we're gettin better, than we ever thought we could
e                                      B7            e
Please send us another book and we'll play twice as good


[Chorus]
e                  a
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
    e                                 b                   e
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
e                   a
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
     e                         B7                   e
we always thinking of you and hope you have a nice day


(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)

Chords: e
Notes: bb b g# e, e e f# e g#, 

Chords: e           b    
Notes: b b C# g# e, f# f# g# a# b

Chords: e            a
Notes:  b b C# g# e, a a b C C#

Chords:     e          b       e
Notes:  b b b C# g# e, f# f# g# f# e

[Repeat chorus instrumental]